With its moody lighting, Fascist architecture and fatal tales of betrayal, Bertolucci's 'Il conformista' is a cinema classic.

How Iris Barry Saw Film as Art

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 17, 2014

Iris Barry was one of the first intellectuals to treat film as an art form, appreciating its far-reaching, transformative power. She founded the Museum of Modern Arts’ film department and became its first curator. In Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film, Robert Sitton writes about her life and her lasting legacy.

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